DD Black White [254-255] (Patreon)

Chapter 254: Goddesses of the Divine Realm

Herta didn't pay much attention to the gratitude from the six divine realms. After all, through this operation, she had collected a lot of valuable data, which would give her more confidence the next time she attempted something as dangerous as blowing up a black hole.

In Herta's eyes, black holes seemed to have become a unique resource point. In this universe, probably only she would treat the terror of black holes so casually.

You see, in this vast universe, black holes have always been called the Tomb of the Gods.

Over countless years, the number of divine realms mercilessly devoured by black holes was too many to count, and the gods who died within them were even more innumerable.

Even exalted god kings had fallen in black holes in no small number.

Just like the six god kings of the six divine realms—if their plan to break through the black hole had failed this time, they too would have perished in that endless darkness.

Cases like the six divine realms luckily escaping a black hole were, after all, rare.

Most divine realms and gods were completely reduced to nothingness within black holes, leaving only echoes of desperate lamentations resounding through the universe.

"Temporarily? I understand!" The Light God King, Chang Gongwei, nodded slightly.

In the instant they broke out of the black hole, they keenly sensed that this star system was not unclaimed territory; it was already occupied by another divine realm.

But they had no choice, because their divine realms were too severely damaged. They couldn't leave this star system in the short term and could only rest here, gathering the power of sentient beings' thoughts and faith to restore the strength of their divine realms.

In doing so, they would inevitably conflict with the original owners of this star system.

Chang Gongwei instantly understood the meaning in Herta's words.

They could compete with the divine realm occupying the star system, but this was only temporary.

Among the six divine realms, there was no shortage of clever and wise individuals. Even if someone wasn't sharp enough, they had wise companions to advise them.

Everyone immediately understood their current situation.

Herta was not a member of that divine realm, so she wouldn't stop them from competing for the faith power of this star system.

But she came from another force and would eventually return to reclaim sovereignty over the star system.

That's why Herta said she was only temporarily handing over control to them. And because Herta had saved their lives, they would need to hand over the star system's sovereignty when the time came.

On this point, none of the six god kings had any objections.

They weren't ungrateful ingrates. Being able to control this star system briefly was already enough for them.

As long as their divine realms recovered to the point of self-sustainability, they could lead them away from this star system and seek a foothold in another one.

Moreover, among the six god kings, there was someone like Death God Ah Dai, who desperately wanted to return home and couldn't stay in this star system forever.

Of course, before that, they needed to gather enough energy to repair their damaged divine realms as quickly as possible.

Thus, conflict with the Douluo Divine Realm was inevitable.

"I've already scouted it out. That divine realm actually has eight god king-level energy signatures, but they seem to be in battle right now."

Tian Hen's expression was focused. His hands danced rapidly in the void, flickering with mysterious lights that gradually condensed into a massive screen.

His hands turned into phantoms, sliding swiftly across the screen, instantly scouting out the basic information of the Douluo Divine Realm clearly and thoroughly.

"Eight! Good grief, this divine realm's foundation is really profound!"

The Immortal Emperor Hai Long, carrying his super divine artifact, the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, spoke with a tone full of astonishment.

You see, their six divine realms had endured countless hardships, and now each divine realm was barely supported by a single god king.

If not for the six divine realms uniting as one, they really wouldn't have the confidence to compete with such a powerful divine realm for control of the star system.

"Perfect. We've been trapped in the black hole for too long; my body feels like it's rusting!"

Mad God Lei Xiang had already donned his super divine artifact, the Mad God Armor. At this moment, his eyes burned with intense battle intent, as if eagerly anticipating the upcoming fight.

"For going home!"

Death God Ah Dai's voice was low and firm.

He had no intention of invading others' territory, but to return home, he had no choice.

In his hand, a pitch-black longsword appeared out of thin air, its blade emanating an evil and terrifying aura. It was the most powerful offensive super divine artifact among the six divine realms—the Pluto Sword.

That evil energy seemed capable of corroding all things in the world, chilling one to the bone.

"If we could coexist peacefully, that would be ideal, but since Lady Herta wishes for us to compete with the opposing divine realm, this battle is unavoidable."

Tian Hen had also donned his super divine artifact, the Demon God Armor. His eyes revealed a hint of helplessness, but more so determination.

As he said, given their personalities, they would have preferred peaceful coexistence with the Douluo Divine Realm.

However, Herta's wishes made peace no longer an option.

Even knowing they might be used, they were willing, treating it as repayment for Herta's life-saving grace. Once the debt was settled, they would owe each other nothing.

"Sigh! I just hope this battle doesn't result in too many casualties."

Zither Emperor Ye Yinzhu held the Deadwood Dragon Chant Zither. Though it was only a pseudo-super divine artifact, in Ye Yinzhu's hands, it could unleash power comparable to a true super divine artifact.

His eyes were full of worry, knowing that once this battle erupted, it could bring enormous destruction and sacrifice.

"No need to go all out. Our benefactor didn't ask us to fight to the death with them. I think we don't need to do anything unnecessary."

Light God King Chang Gongwei held his super divine artifact, the Holy Sword of Light, its blade shining with sacred radiance that seemed capable of dispelling all darkness in the world.

He was also prepared for battle but reminded the other god kings not to act impulsively.

He guessed that Herta's purpose might just be to have them clash with the opposing divine realm, and she might not care about the final outcome.

So, the battle must proceed, and they couldn't give up what they needed to fight for, but they should avoid unnecessary desperation. After all, they had barely escaped death from the black hole's despair and didn't want to fall easily in this conflict.

"I'll lead the charge!"

Mad God Lei Xiang suddenly erupted with thick blood energy, rolling and surging like something tangible—this was the manifestation of cultivating the physical body to its extreme.

Just looking at the density of that blood energy, it was no less than that of the Golden Dragon King.

Wearing the Mad God Armor, combined with his near-perfect physique, Mad God Lei Xiang possessed unparalleled defensive power.

Behind him, twelve silver-black Fallen Angel wings suddenly unfurled, and his entire body turned into a piercing black light, like a whistling meteor, charging straight toward the Douluo Divine Realm.

"That's the way! If we're fighting, let's make it quick and clean!" Immortal Emperor Hai Long laughed heartily upon seeing this.

In his view, since they had decided to fight, there was no need to waste time on talk.

Everything could wait until after they had clashed and determined the winner; only then would the victor have the right to speak.

With that, Immortal Emperor Hai Long, clad in golden sacred armor and carrying the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, also turned into a dazzling golden light, following closely behind the Mad God, speeding toward the Douluo Divine Realm.

"Those two guys!"

Tian Hen shook his head helplessly, feeling both exasperated by their impulsiveness and worried about the impending battle.

He reached out and gently sliced through the void, instantly opening a spatial passage shimmering with light, faintly revealing the scene of the Douluo Divine Realm inside.

"Did those two forget that you're skilled in spatial arts?"

Zither Emperor Ye Yinzhu said with a bitter smile, but his eyes held a hint of teasing.

"Let's go!"

Light God King Chang Gongwei didn't hesitate at all, taking the lead and stepping into the spatial passage.

As the elected leader of the six divine realms, he always led from the front.

"Ah Dai, you must come back!"

Watching Death God Ah Dai, the last to enter the spatial passage, his wife Xuan Yue finally couldn't hold back and called out.

Her voice was filled with worry and reluctance, after all, this battle was full of unknowns and dangers.

"Mm!" Death God Ah Dai's body paused slightly, then he nodded gently.

He said nothing more, just using this simple word to express his determination.

Then, without looking back, he stepped into the spatial passage, his resolute back seeming to tell of his obsession with returning home.

"Don't worry, Xuan Yue. They'll definitely come back safely."

A woman with long purple hair, sweet appearance, and wearing an exquisite qipao came to Xuan Yue's side, softly comforting her.

She was Light God King Chang Gongwei's wife, Mu Zimo.

Her eyes were full of gentleness, trying to bring some comfort to Xuan Yue with her words.

"That's right, my idiot won't lose!" A silver-haired, red-eyed domineering big sister showed a confident and domineering smile. It was Immortal Emperor Hai Long's wife, Tian Qin.

Her smile seemed capable of dispelling all gloom, making one feel her absolute trust in her husband.

"Mm, sisters are right. I believe in Ah Dai." Xuan Yue, with her long blue hair and fairy-like aura, nodded, the worry in her eyes gradually fading.

Under everyone's comfort, she relaxed. After all, they had successfully overcome even the despair of a black hole—what difficulty couldn't they surmount?

Most of the goddesses from the six divine realms had come to the edge of the divine realm. Though their strength wasn't enough to participate in this battle between god kings, they insisted on watching from here, silently praying in their hearts for their husbands and companions.

"Hey everyone, fighting so fiercely—add me in!"

Immortal Emperor Hai Long's Somersault Cloud was incredibly fast, actually arriving at the Douluo Divine Realm one step ahead of Mad God Lei Xiang, who had twelve Fallen Angel wings.

As soon as he arrived on the battlefield, without a word, he raised the Ruyi Golden Cudgel high with both hands. The cudgel instantly grew enormous, flashing with dazzling golden light, and he swung it down like a thunderbolt at Tang San, who had just forcefully charged out from the ruins of the divine hall.

The cudgel's momentum was unstoppable, as if it would shatter all obstacles.

Chapter 255: Fourteen God Kings

At this moment, Tang San, due to Xiao Wu's death, had already fallen into a state of madness.

His eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, his rationality long devoured by anger and hatred, completely losing his former composed, calm, and rational demeanor.

Facing Immortal Emperor Hai Long's attack, he unhesitatingly raised the Asura Blood Sword, which also emanated thick bloody aura, slashing toward Immortal Emperor Hai Long in a nearly frenzied posture.

"This old fox has really lost his mind. Was the blow of losing Xiao Wu really that great?"

God of Emotions Rong Nianbing furrowed his brows tightly. He could clearly sense the intense emotions in Tang San's heart at this moment—anger and hatred dominated completely, overwhelming his former rationality.

For Tang San, Xiao Wu was undoubtedly the softest and most untouchable reverse scale in his heart. Once touched, Tang San would instantly go berserk, attacking without regard for anything.

"Trouble!"

Rong Nianbing looked at the opened spatial passage, watching the several god kings stepping out one by one, feeling the powerful auras emanating from their super divine artifacts. The corner of his eye twitched involuntarily.

He knew things had become even more complicated and tricky.

"Everyone, visitors are guests—why resort to violence without reason?"

The Goddess of Life wore a look of incomprehension. She truly didn't understand why the opponents had joined the battle right away.

Moreover, one of them targeted Sea God Tang San, while another went after the Golden Dragon King. Clearly, they weren't from the force scheming against the divine realm behind the scenes, or they wouldn't attack the Golden Dragon King.

So, she tried to stop the impending conflict with words.

After all, a chaotic war between god kings—this terrifying scene had only occurred during the tragic Dragon God War back then. No matter the outcome, the impact on the entire divine realm would be too immense.

"Sorry!"

A trace of apology appeared on Death God Ah Dai's face, but the Pluto Sword in his hand showed no sign of stopping.

With a flick of his wrist, the Pluto Sword slashed out a pitch-black sword qi, carrying pure evil energy. Wherever it passed, all life essence withered, as if even space was corroded by this evil.

"Hmph!" The God of Destruction snorted coldly, a flash of coldness in his eyes.

His Destruction Scepter instantly released bolts of pitch-black thunder, carrying the power to destroy everything, instantly annihilating the supreme evil sword qi from the Pluto Sword.

Immediately after, the two super divine artifacts collided fiercely in mid-air. A terrifying divine power fluctuation centered on the collision point, rippling outward like waves, instantly sweeping across the entire divine realm.

The divine power fluctuation was so strong it seemed about to tear the entire divine realm apart. The mountains and lands of the divine realm trembled under this force.

"What the hell is going on!"

Looking at the battlefield that had become utterly chaotic once more, with the god kings' melee erupting, Ning Rongrong clutched her head, her face on the verge of tears.

She never imagined the situation would spiral out of control like this.

"What should we do?"

Zhu Zhuqing was also at a loss, looking at the chaotic scene before her. They knew their strength was insufficient to intervene in this god king melee, but they couldn't help worrying about Tang San and Ma Hongjun.

"Fatty is already dead; he's no longer the Ma Hongjun we knew." Dai Mubai's face showed sorrow, his eyes filled with grief and helplessness.

He knew very well that the old Ma Hongjun was dead; what stood before them now was the completely changed God of Plague.

"Why did things turn out like this?" Oscar said in a deep voice, his heart full of confusion.

He never thought that the Shrek Seven Devils, who once fought side by side, would end up in such a state.

"Sigh!" The Goddess of Life sighed helplessly, knowing the situation was irretrievable.

She gritted her teeth and finally joined the battlefield reluctantly.

With her entry, fourteen powerhouses with god king-level combat strength fought from the divine realm all the way into the vast cosmic starry sky.

Fourteen god king-level powerhouses unleashed a heart-stirring battle in the universe, their released divine power aftershocks mercilessly shattering meteorites one after another.

Even some smaller asteroids were directly split in half under the terrifying might of super divine artifacts, with planetary fragments scattering like raindrops through the universe.

This unprecedented, spectacular yet terrifying scene drew the attention of everyone from both divine realms. Even Herta turned her gaze back here.

After all, a melee between god kings was a sight rare even in a million years. The shock from this battle was enough to make the entire star system tremble.

"Hmm!" Herta, who had diverted a sliver of her attention to watch the intense battle of the fourteen god kings, suddenly let out a light exclamation.

Her keen senses detected a familiar special energy slowly leaking from the previously exploded black hole rift.

This energy seemed drawn by some force, rapidly converging toward a planet in the vast starry sky.

And when she looked closely, she realized that planet was none other than Douluo Planet!

"This is...! It can happen like this? Interesting." Herta's expression instantly turned somewhat strange, but just a moment later, she showed a look of sudden understanding.

With Lady Herta's unparalleled intelligence, she almost instantly grasped the ins and outs of the matter.

"What a coincidence. It won't cause trouble for that guy, will it?" Herta murmured to herself.

She had already recognized that the energy flowing out from the black hole was the negative energy she was extremely familiar with.

Thinking about it carefully, this was actually reasonable.

After all, in this world, black holes were called the Tomb of the Gods, with countless divine realms and gods devoured by them over endless ages.

Whether before gods fell, when divine realms faced destruction, or afterward, they would produce extremely terrifying negative energy.

And previously, this negative energy had been confined within the black holes.

However, coincidentally, Herta had successfully blown open a black hole in this star system, and at this very moment, there happened to be an artifact on Douluo Planet capable of attracting and accepting negative energy—the Holy Grail she had personally created.

Under various serendipitous circumstances, the massive amounts of negative energy born from the twilight of the gods in the black hole were all converging toward Douluo Planet.

In a sense, this wasn't entirely a bad thing.

Because once this negative energy was purified by the Holy Grail, it would be converted into nutrients needed for the planet's evolution.

In other words, Douluo Planet was currently absorbing the precious legacy left behind after the destruction of countless divine realms.

Once Douluo Planet successfully digested this energy, it would likely achieve a qualitative leap, evolving directly into a divine star in one step.

No one could know exactly how many divine realms had perished in the black holes or how much negative energy had accumulated, but it was certain that this enormous power was absolutely sufficient to support Douluo Planet's leapfrog evolution.

However, Herta was also aware that such an astonishing amount of negative energy flooding into Douluo Planet would inevitably have a huge impact on the Holy Grail War planned by Lu Jingming.

The most direct manifestation would probably be on the summoned Servants.

With the endless supply of negative energy from the black hole, who knew how powerful these Servants would become, or what unimaginable monsters and demons would be summoned?

But soon, Herta put the matter out of her mind.

In her view, they were just memory constructs condensed from negative energy. As long as they didn't summon a Aeon from her own world, there was nothing to worry about.

As for summoning a Aeon, Herta felt that the Holy Grail she created probably didn't have that kind of heaven-defying ability.

Unless Lu Jingming was willing to provide a massive amount of true power to the Holy Grail, there might be a slim possibility.

After all, summoning a Aeon would be equivalent to opening a brand-new path in this universe, akin to birthing a new creation god.

Such a major event that could affect the entire universe would require true power that, even if Lu Jingming was completely drained, would likely still fall far short.

You see, Aeons represent their own unique destinies, and once a destiny appeared in this universe, it would mean the emergence of a brand-new path completely different from the one created by this universe's creation god.

An event capable of changing the entire cosmic landscape—who knows how much true power it would provide to Lu Jingming? It might even allow him to ascend to the heavens in one step.

At that point, let alone becoming a god king, directly reaching the pinnacle of the universe might not be impossible.

But all of this presupposed that he had the true power to summon a Aeon.

If he truly had such a vast reserve of true power, he probably would have already reached the pinnacle of the universe long ago.

Lu Jingming was completely unaware of this matter; he never expected that the reason for the anomalies in the Holy Grail War and the appearance of monsters among the Servants was an accident caused by Herta.

After all, Herta was the one who blew up the black hole, and it was in the star system where Douluo Planet was located, causing the negative energy from the black hole to be attracted by the World Tree and the Holy Grail.

Due to the dimensional difference between the divine realm and the time flow on Douluo Continent, Herta had not yet returned, so he naturally couldn't know the truth.

At the same time, he couldn't yet imagine how unimaginably absurd and over-the-top his whimsically planned Holy Grail War would become, supported by this endless negative energy.

The night was as dark as ink, like a massive black silk draping quietly over the entire world.

In this serene darkness, Lu Jingming silently entered Zhang Lexuan's boudoir.

For this moment, he had gone to great lengths to have Castorice distract Cerydra.

How could he easily let go of such a rare opportunity?